Machine for washing vegetables



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E.K.ZEHE. MACHINE FOR WASHING VEGETABLES.

No. 508,197. Patentd N,0v. 7,' 1893.

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F. K. ZEHE. MACHINE FOR WASHING VEGETABLES.

No 508,197. Patented Nov. 7, 1893.

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FRED K. Z-EHE, 'oF ASHLAND, WISCONSIN.

MACHINE FOR WASHING VEGETABLES.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 508,197, datedNovember 7, 1893.

Application filed March 14, 1893. Serial No. 465,926. (No model.)

To all? whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, FRED KQZEHE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in

the county of Ashland and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new anduseful Machine for Washing and Cutting Roots and Vegetables, of whichthe following is a specification.

' My invention relates to machines for washing vegetables and isespecially adapted to be used in connection with a choppingmechanism'which forms the subject-matter of a companion application,Serial No. 465,927,filed March 14., 1893; the objects in view being toprovlde a machine of this class especially adapted for use on farms andelsewhere wherein it is necessary to wash previous to cutting orcomminuting vegetables, roots, &c., for the purpose of feeding the sameto cattle. With these objects in view and others herematter appearing,the invention consists in certain features of construction to behereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

, Referring to the drawingsz-Figure 1 is a perspective View of a machineembodying my Invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional viewof the washer. Fig. 3 is a vertical view partly in section and at rightangles to Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

Upon a suitable base 1, which is provided with a curved recess 2 in itsupper side forming a seat, there is mounted the tub 3. The tub 3comprises opposite sides 4 of substantially semicircular shape whoseedges are connected by a curved bottom 5 which sits within the recess orseat 2 and'is provided at, its lowest point with a drip ordischarge-pipe 6 and near its upper edge with a supply-pipe 7. Theopposite edges of the sides 4. are further provided with half-bearin gs8 in each of which a metal bearing-box 9 is located. Seated removably inthe metal bearin g-box 9 is a transverse shaft 10, which shaft isprovided at one end beyond its bearing with a spur-gear wheel 11 madefast upon the shaft and adapted to rotate therewith, and at its oppositeend beyond its opposite bearing with a collar 12, which assumes the samerelative position to the shaft as does the gear-wheel 11.

The washing-cylinder may be ofany desired construction, but I haveherein illustrated one which I deem best adapted for the purpose inview. The same consists in detail as follows: Opposite sheet-metal headsor disks 13 have their peripheries at theirinner sides secured to metalrings 14, the same being L-shaped in cross-section, and to these metalrings let are connected the ends of an annular series of transverse bars15 spaced apart as shown so that the cylinder-basket is produced.Through the center of the heads 13 passes the shaft 10, and the saidheads are perforated for the passage of the shaft and are reinforced atthese points by metal bearing-plates 16 secured upon the exteriors ofsaid heads.

In rear of the tub a crane support 17 is located, the same rising fromthe ground or any suitable support, and to the upper end of the cranesupport there is loosely connected and adapted to swing thereon acrane-arm 18, the outer end of which is provided with the usual blockand tackle or fall 19 governed by the rope 20. The fall 19 at its lowerand connects with a ring 21, in which are engaged the inner convergingends of a pair of loose bail-links 22, whose outer ends engage over theextremities of a transverse yoke-bar 23 through which are passedsuspension-rods 24, the said rods being nutted above and below the bar23 and terminating at their lower ends in books 25 of such shape asadapts them to engage the shaft 10 between the bearings and the'collar'12 and gear 11. Thus it will be seen that through the medium of thehoisting device thus described the entire cylinder-basket may beelevated from its bearings and from the tub and swung to one side, or,on the other hand may be returned to a point above the tub and readilylowered into position as shown.

Any suitable cutting or comminuting mech anism' may be employed inconnection with the washer, and I have described one espewith the shaft43. Thecylinderdiasket be ing rapidly revolved it will be seen thatvegetables or roots will be tumbled or agitated as. they are'carriedswiftly through thebody of water, all dirt being knockedtherefroim and passing from the cylinder-basket to the-bottom of thetub. When su fdciently washed the hoist is operated so as to raise thecylinder-basket together with its contents from within the tub andsufdciently hi'gh toclear the same, when the cranearm is-swung to one:

side so as to'bring thecylinder-basket above the cutter, and saidcylinder-basket being re volved until-its door is above said cutter, the

door is opened and the contents permitted to drop into the cutter whichis being operated in the manner described-and through the medium ofwhich the vegetables or roots are comminuted or sliced, falling from thecutter through the spout into anywaiting receptacle. Ido not limit-myinvention to theprecise details of construction herein shown anddescribed, but hold that I may vary the same to i any extentwithin-theknowledge ofthe skilled mechanic and yet be within the scope of myinvention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with awater-tub having the open bearings, the shaft removably mounted in thebearings and extending beyond the same, the cylinder basket mounted uponthe shaft, the crane aidjacent to the tub,

and the inverted U-shaped yoke terminating in hooks for engaging-theshaft, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a tub having bearings, a shaft journaledtherein, a revoluble 'cylinder basket carried by the shaft and :means:for-operatiw the same, of a crane,

links extending from the crane, a yoke-beam supported by thelinks, androds dep'ending from .the-beam-andterminatingin hooks forengagingtheshafgsubstantially asspecified.

3. lhe-conibinationwith-thecrane, and the yoke, of thetub havingbearings, thetransverve shaftjournaled therein and -means fortransmitting motion thereto, the opposite sheet metal heads havingcentral bearingcastings mounted on the shaft, the rings formed ofangle'ironsecured to'the heads, and the series .of transverse barsconnecting the rings-and heads, substantially as specified.

ln-testimony that Iclaim-the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmysignature in theipresence of two witnesses.

FRED "'ZEHE.

Witnesses A. B. NOBLE,

GEORGE H. KLoEcKNnR.

